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Sioux Claims

Occurrence in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044053
MRDS ID M231374
Record type Site
Current site name Sioux Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.10261, 40.55546 (WGS84)
Elevation 1704
Relative position 10 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lander(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 14 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ON S. SIDE GALENA CANYON 1 1/2 MILES E. OF GALENA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Scott Canyon Formation;Valmy Formation
    Rock description Scott Canyon Formation;Valmy Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.10261, 40.55546
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Valmy And Dewitt Thrust Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Faults; Butte Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N15W
    Dip 75W
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone, Brecciation

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN IS 4 TO 6 FEET WIDE IN CRUSHED BLACK SHALE CONTAINING STRINGERS OF QUARTZ CARRYING PYRITE. CRUSHED ZONE ALSO CONTAINS IRREGULAR MASSES OF SULPHIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 97.54M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TUNNELS, SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS

Comments on development

  • 3 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING IRREGULAR MASSES OF SULFIDES
Deposit THREE CLAIMS DEVELOPED BY 2 TUNNELS, 120 AND 200 FT LONG, ON THE VEIN, AND SOME OPEN CUTS AND SHAFTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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